Trenton is a historic

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Trenton, Florida Trenton is a city in and the county seat of Gilchrist County, Florida, Gilchrist County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,015 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,999 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Gainesville m ...

. It was built in 1905 as a stop on the

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was a United States Class I railroad formed in 1900, though predecessor railroads had used the ACL brand since 1871. In 1967, it merged with long-time rival Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast ...

line from

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and on to Cross City.''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 55, In 1989, the Trenton Depot was listed in ''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', published by the University of Florida Press. In 2004, the

Florida West Coast Railroad The Florida West Coast Railroad was a 13-mile (21-kilometre) railroad owned by CSF Acquisition, Inc., which acquired it from CSX on December 13, 1987 as its first acquisition. It ran west from a CSX line at Newberry to Trenton. The railroad ...

, which then operated the line through Trenton, was allowed to abandon all of its lines except for a short section leading west from Newberry. In March 2010 the city of Trenton was approved for a 2011 state acquisition and development grant for the Trenton Depot. In June 2010 Florida's governor and cabinet approved the state's purchase of a 9.33-mile corridor from Trenton Depot almost to Newberry for the ''Trenton-Newberry Rail Trail project''.Florida Dept, of Environmental Regulation press release, June 8, 2010
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Painting of Old Trenton train station

Jeff M. Hardison, ''A Tale of Two Train Stations''
Former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad stations Transportation buildings and structures in Gilchrist County, Florida Former railway stations in Florida Railway stations in the United States opened in 1905 {{Florida-struct-stub